HP Demos Advanced TV Technology that Delivers Direct Access to
Multimedia PC Content; Company Also Ships Digital Entertainment
Centers and New Line of TVs in Time for Holiday Buying Season
- Sep 9, 2005 07:45 AM (BusinessWire)

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2005--HP (NYSE:HPQ)
(Nasdaq:HPQ) today demonstrated advanced digital media technology for
its high-definition televisions (HDTVs) that will give people direct
access to digital content -- from movies to photos to music to
personal videos -- that's currently stored on their PCs.

The company is also shipping a new line of microdisplay, plasma and
LCD TVs as well as its high-definition Digital Entertainment Centers
in time for holiday shopping.

Showcased this week at the Custom Electronics Design and Installation
Association (CEDIA) tradeshow and slated for distribution next summer,
the advanced digital media technology will enable HP HDTVs to
communicate with all PC devices on a home network, including HP
Digital Entertainment Centers.

HP HDTVs that ship with this functionality will also contain other
advancements that will provide consumers with new ways to access
entertainment. These future televisions will provide consumers with
multimedia services over the Internet -- directly via their HP
advanced digital media HDTV.